Bradley John Brainard 1951-2007

SAND, BRAINARD, KAISER, DOSTAL, CANNELLA

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Date: 10/16/2007 at 18:54:01

Bradley Brainard

Funeral services for Bradley Brainard were held Thursday, August 23 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville. The Reverend Steve Brackett officiated. Special music was provided by Marian Schutte, organist and the St. Paul Quartet, Wayne Alderson, Sandie Helgerson, Bonnie Moellers, and Kim Schutte. Casketbearers were Larry Magner, Mike Jacobsen, Randy Kruger, Gene Schulte, Terry Ryan, Al Gunderson, Kent Schultz, Hall Everman, and Dave Farmer. Burial was in the Bethlehem Church Cemetery, rural Postville. The Schutte Funeral and Cremation Service of Postville was in charge of arrangements.

Bradley John Brainard was born April 24, 1951 at Community Memorial Hospital in Postville to Shirley (Sand) and John Brainard. He passed away Sunday, August 19, 2007, at the Brainard farm on Yellow River Road, Allamakee County, north of Postville, at the age of 56 years, 3 months, and 25 days.

Brad was baptized May 20, 1951 in the Lutheran Church at Ossian, Iowa and confirmed April 11, 1965 in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville by the Reverend Charles E. Witt. He graduated from Postville High School in 1969.

Brad farmed with his dad for many years. He enjoyed the farm work and also loved to wheel and deal on cars and tractors or anything that had a motor. Brad liked to spend time with his family, especially his nieces and nephews. He always made sure that they had a pinata at the family gathering on Christmas. Brad liked to spend time with his friends as well. He had recently become acquainted with the use of a computer in tracking the crops and other farm related information. Brad was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville and served on the Postville Farmers Co-Op Board.

He is survived by his mother, Shirley Brainard of rural Postville; five brothers and sisters, Sylvia Brainard of Mason City, Roger (Julie) Brainard and Bruce (Deb) Brainard, all of Postville, Georgianne (Ron) Kaiser of Garnavillo, and Catherine (Larry) Dostal of Coralville; several nieces and nephews, James and Jennifer Cannella, Reid and Kori Kaiser, Alicia Humlicek, Kellie Clarke, Sarah and Courtney Brainard, Justin and Cory Clark, Kirstin Brainard, and Sean Dostal; and several great nieces and nephews, Caleb, Kallie, Rachel, and Jacob Kaiser, Ethan Robey, Kade, Collin, and Alexander Humlicek, and Macie Robbins.

Also surviving are uncles Keith (Orril) Brainard, Gene (Charlene) Brainard, Edgar (Shirley) Brainard, Ray (Darlene) Brainard, Nanfred "Bud" (Carol) Sand, Richard Sand, and Jacob Sand; aunts Barbara (Ken) Schori, Janice Walby (Helmer) Glaim, Bernice (Lester) Friederich, Donna Brainard, Helen (Sand) Schaeffer, Marge (Tom) Golden, Janet Pinch, Elaine (Bob) Evans, and Verna (Amdahl) Sand; and 46 cousins.

He was preceded in death by his father, John Oliver Brainard; uncles Dale (Erna) Brainard, Lee Brainard, Les Poesch, Leland Walby, Robert Sand, Greg Sand and Dean Schaeffer; an aunt, Jenetta Brainard; a brother-in-law, Jim Cannella; and other relatives, Jana Rupnick and Rhonda Radloff.

The Waukon Standard, August 29, 2007

RURAL POSTVILLE FARMER DIES WHILE PUMPING FLOOD
WATER FROM BASEMENT

Bradley Brainard, 56, of rural Postville, died Sunday, August 19, while working to rid a farm home basement of flood water. Brad was found Sunday in the flooded basement of his late father's home at 712 Yellow River Drive, Postville.

Heavy rains over the previous weekend had caused the basement to flood. The house was currently unoccupied and Brad was working to keep the flood waters in check. The entrance to the basement was through a trap door and there was likely little ventilation in the space.

According to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Ankeny, Brainard drowned after being overcome with carbon monoxide poisoning while he was attempting to pump water out of the basement.

Brainard, a lifelong Postville area resident and farmer, is survived by his mother, Shirley and siblings, Sylvia Brainard, Roger (Julie) Brainard, Bruce (Deb) Brainard, Georgianne (Ron) Kaiser and Catherine (Larry) Dostal.

A 1969 graduate of Postville High School, Brad was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and served on the Board of Directors of Postville Farmers Cooperative.

Services for Bradley Brainard were held Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church. See the complete obituary inside today's Herald-Leader.

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